Texas Political Pulse for May 8, 2026. You received 14 news.
 
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Governor Abbott Releases 2026 Report to the People Of Texas
" As we look ahead, we will keep building a stronger, more prosperous ​Texas for generations to come." - Governor ​Greg Abbott Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, ​Texas - Governor ​Greg Abbott today released his...
05/08/2026 Online
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Comanche Chief
Governor Abbott Highlights $30 Million Philanthropic Investment To Expand Career Training Programs At TSTC
WACO — Governor ​Greg Abbott today participated in a fireside chat at ​Texas State Technical College (TSTC), highlighting a new $30 million philanthropic investment to expand career training programs across...
Greg Abbott
05/08/2026 Online
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KWBU Public Radio
Texas attorney general candidates make their final pitches to voters as primary runoffs approach
Mayes Middleton, ​Chip Roy, Joe Jaworski and ​Nathan Johnson are all candidates for ​Texas Attorney General. Listen Early voting for the ​Texas primary runoff elections begins in less than two weeks, on May...
Andrew Schneider
05/08/2026 Online
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Gilmer Mirror
Texas’ 35th Congressional District primary runoffs: Who is running and what to know
Last year’s redistricting upended the makeup of ​Texas’ 35th Congressional District, prompting the Democratic incumbent, Rep. ​Greg Casar, to run for a different seat. The open race for the new TX-35 spurred...
Olivia Borgula
05/08/2026 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Abbott's Urgent Order: TexAM University Banned in Texas
Gov. ​Greg Abbott directed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to issue a cease-and-desist order against Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, also known as TexAM University, requiring it...
Joe Kelley
05/08/2026 Online
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Texas Tribune
By threatening public safety grants, Greg Abbott exerts control over Texas cities
...This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. ​Texas Gov. ​Greg Abbott participates in the ringing of the closing bell for Nasdaq at the grounds of the...
Alex Nguyen
05/08/2026 Online
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Whitesboro News-Record
Who’s responsible for fixing Texas’ water crisis?
Texas Rural Reporter A few weeks ago, the ​Texas Water Development Board put a number on what many of us in rural ​Texas have been feeling for years: $174 billion. That’s what it will cost to build and repair...
Suzanne Bellsnyder
05/08/2026 Online
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Beaumont Enterprise
New Texas A&M president confirmed as university seeks stability
Regents on Wednesday unanimously appointed Susan Ballabina as president of ​Texas A&M, putting her in charge of the state's largest public university as it continues to deal with the fallout from its last...
Jessica Priest
05/08/2026 Online
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Texas DSHS releases statement after two residents were on cruise ship hit with Hantavirus
May 7-The ​Texas Department of State Health Services released a statement May 7 after reports surfaced that two Texas residents were aboard the cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak. The Centers...
Brendan Sanders
05/08/2026 Online
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Blaze Media
'RED FLAG': James Talarico told his 6th-grade students to CALL him?
...media posts showing the former teacher inviting students to call his personal cell phone. Democrat ​James Talarico wasn’t always a politician. When he was 21 years old, he was a sixth-grade teacher — and...
Blazetv Staff
05/08/2026 Online
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Blaze Media
Funding is useless if Democrat judges can still hold ICE hostage
The Trump administration is happy to throw money at ICE but seems unwilling to pursue ​legislation that would stop the left's reckless lawfare. The Trump administration refused to allow FISA Section 702...
Daniel Horowitz
05/08/2026 Online
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1190talkradio​.‌iheart
Texas Voters Set To Decide Two Key Runoffs In Senate And AG Races
...races have the attention of everyone. That is the U.S. Senate runoff between Texas Attorney General ​Ken Paxton and incumbent ​John Cornyn, and the Attorney General Race between State Rep. ​Mayes Middleton...
05/08/2026 Online
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KWKT Channel 44 - Waco
Fight over sexual misconduct cases in Congress poised …
...squarely centered around three figures facing high-profile allegations — Reps. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), ​Tony Gonzales (R-​Texas) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) — which forced the first two to resign from Congress last...
05/08/2026 Online
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KVIA ABC 7 El Paso
Smokeable hemp pulled from Texas shelves again as state appeals case
by Stephen Simpson, The ​Texas Tribune April 8, 2026 After a one-month reprieve, smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, must be pulled from store shelves again as the state appeals...
Texas Tribune
05/07/2026 Online
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